Nakayoshi

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Nakayoshi is a grassroots social and volunteer group based in San Francisco Japantown. Join us! Meet new friends, grow your network, build good karma!

Nakayoshi (close friends) is a social and volunteer group that helps you connect with the San Francisco Japantown community and meet great people.

07/09/2026

Are you looking for opportunities to network and get involved in the Japanese American and API community? Or perhaps looking to expand your experience from a college JA or API organization to your professional life? Then come check us out!

Nakayoshi’s Annual Welcome Picnic is our biggest social event of the year where you can learn about our organization by meeting our core and general members. If you’re new to the Bay Area or want to get started doing community service outside of work, this is a great place to start! You can also network and make new friends with fellow young professionals and recent college graduates in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Picnic | While this event is free to the public, we invite guests to bring food and beverages.

Location | Sign Room in Presidio Sports Basement: 610 Old Mason St, San Francisco, CA 94129

Saturday, July 18 · 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM

05/17/2026

Join Nakayoshi in volunteering for the 14th Northern California Soy & Tofu Festival! We’re looking for volunteers on Saturday, June 13th from 11:00am-5:00om. Please register before Friday May 22nd to be eligible for a Volunteer T-Shirt and Lunch voucher! Want to get involved? Fill out the volunteer form in the link in our bio, and be sure to write “Nakayoshi” in the Club Name field to be grouped with us!

05/15/2026

Nakayoshi members joined the Taru Mikoshi Ren to help carry the massive Taru Mikoshi in the Cherry Blossom Festival Parade! The weather held out, thankfully, and we had plenty of sunshine for our procession.

12/15/2025

It’s wonderful to celebrate the end of the year with s’mores, warm drinks, and good company! We are grateful to have spent time with volunteers and fellow young professionals in the community. Happy holidays from Nakayoshi!

11/13/2025

December Social 忘年会
Bonenkai: End of the Year Gathering
Saturday December 13th at 6pm
Spark Social SF

Celebrate the end of the year with Nakayoshi at our holiday party! This event is open to all and is a great opportunity to catch up with old friends, and meet new people while enjoying delicious food!

SPARK is an outdoor social space in Mission Bay with food trucks and a beer/sangria garden. Pets are welcome. We'll be at the Angel Island Fire Pit located on the left side of the entrance/bus. Look for the Nakayoshi sign to find us!

Visit linktr.ee/nakayoshiYP to RSVP

We hope to see you there!

11/07/2025

It's time for another anime movie night on the Nakayoshi Discord server, on November 11th @ 8pm PST!

This time we'll be watching Saint Young Men, a laid-back comedy about Buddha and Jesus taking a vacation to earth and living as roommates in Japan.

Visit linktr.ee/nakayoshiYP for the Nakayoshi Discord Channel link! We hope to see you there!

09/18/2025

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/RMbr683wfNc2fwxT7

Interested in what makes Nakayoshi work? Have ideas for future events and want to see how we plan them? Come have lunch on us at Fermentation Lab and learn about our plans for the rest of the year as well as the beginning of 2026!

Our Core Retreats are an opportunity to take stock of how things are going and how we plan to move forward. All of our Core members were once regular volunteers just like you, who decided to volunteer their time planning events and organizing opportunities in the J-Town community.

09/16/2025

Please join the Nichi Bei Foundation on the 2025 Wakamatsu Pilgrimage on Saturday October 4th! This is your chance to visit the Wakamatsu Tea and Silk Farm Colony, the site of the first large Japanese settlement in America. Register by scanning the QR code by Friday, September 19th @11:59pm. We hope to see you there!

09/12/2025

Join the celebration of 20 years of Sake Day by lending a hand at this year's special event with Nakayoshi! We're looking for volunteers on Saturday, September 27th, between 1:00pm and 8:30pm. Whether you're a seasoned sake enthusiast or just curious to help out, your support is greatly appreciated! Want to get involved? Fill out the volunteer form by scanning the QR code! Be sure to write "Nakayoshi" in the Organization field to volunteer with us!

09/04/2025

Join the Japantown Cultural District at the Japanese Language Lounge for a chill afternoon of learning, chatting, and immersing ourselves in the beauty of the Japanese language! Whether you’re a beginner or an advanced learner, this event is perfect for anyone interested in Japanese language and culture. Let’s enjoy learning Japanese together through games, conversation practice, and cultural exchange. Come meet fellow language enthusiasts, pick up new phrases, and practice your skills in a casual and welcoming environment. We look forward to seeing you there!

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601 Mission Bay Blvd N
San Francisco, CA
94158

Website

https://linktr.ee/nakayoshiyp

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